I know very little about shotguns other than knowing that I want one. I want one for home defense and I want one that looks intimidating. I like the look of the mossberg better but I like the semi auto functionality of the saiga better. My budget is around 700 dollars which means I probably wouldn't be able to do much in terms of upgrading if I got the saiga. My fear is that the assault weapons ban will be implemented and I won't be able to get any high capacity magazines if I purchase the saiga. Also, is it possible to load a round into the saiga without having a clip?